Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-06
GEORGEA,S CAPITAL.
Col. MERGERS Appointment-Cas
in the United States Court.

in the United States Court.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 5.-Tne Governor
made the following appointments to-day ::
George A. Mercer, Colonel of the First
Regiment Georgia Volunteers; r. F.
Grant, First Lieutenant, and G. d. Blake,
Second Lieutenant of the Chatham Light
Infantry, colored.
The Board of Directors of the Atlanta
Chamber OF Commerce have elected the
following as the Committee on ArDitra-
ton for 1887: A. G. WHY, 4. p. Cham
berlain, Ollie G. Fuller, John n. Dunn, j.
W. Harle, r J. Lowry, L. l.. LangstOn,
r. d. SpaIdlng, Aaron Haas, W. l..
Zachary, X. b. Bullock, Joel Hurt, j. j..
Meador and |. S. Mitchell.
In the United STATES Court this morn
ing W. L. Newman, District Ju lge, pre-
siding, the case Of the United States VS..
William NJ, Haynes, Milton Moore, Little
ton SHELTON aud John X. Ferguson, being
suit on fruit delivery bond, was tried.
The jury returned verdict IN favor OF
the plaintiff in the sum OF S2,903.
REVENUE CASES.
The case OF the State OF Georgia VS..
Virgil T. Stephens was taken up. This
case was removed from Cherokee superior
Court under tDe law authorizing the re-
mOval OF criminal cases brought against
OlDCSle VI Tue Oulltu OLdL6S Ill lub OId We
courts to the Federal courts. Stephens
was a storeKaeper and gauRer a. the gov
eminent distlllery OF Newton Wheeler, IN
| Cherokee county. In February last
! Stephens ard Wheeler had some trouble,
! during which Wheeler was stabbed.
! An Indictment was found against
stephens charging MIN with stabblng.
| The State was represented by
! q. f. Cover. Solicitor General OF the dis
trlct, aud the defendant by Hon. b. b.
| Hll, United States Attorney. There are
! titt' five cases Of this character on the
docket, aud the court will IN all prob
| ability be occupied with them the re-
| mainder of tue week. An effort Will be
made TO clear the docket OF these cases,
among which are the cases against
| Deputy Collector Chisholm and Deputy
Marshal Mcdonald, who were indicted
! 10 Fulton Superior Court Tor the al legged
murder OF John Brown. a mOUnshiner.
Most of the cases are against revenue
officers, charging them with carrying
concealed weapons.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Railroad Commission met to-day
| In the naval stores case the following
were present: g. Owens. Traffic Manager
of the savannah, Florida and Western
railway; W. 2. Hardee, General Freight
Agent; W. +. chellmAn, of the Central
railroad; j. j. Griffin, Assistant General
Freight Agent OF the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railway. On the
part OF the naval stores men there were
present Samuel Johnson, }. F. Hand, A.
r. Brantley, G. b. Townsend and j. f.
| Collins.
The Augusta, Gibson and SandersvIlle
railroad applied for rates, and was given
% per cent. on freight classification and
| 3 Der cent. per mile,
DEATH IN CELL.
Abe Lumpkin, a crazy co ored man,
died In cell at the police station this
| afternoon.
NaTolssa Patterson fled libel for
divorce from j. j. Patterson in the
superior Court to-day. The ground is
continual cruel treatment. Two years
ago, IN Banks county, Patterson stabbed
his vile twice while she was IN bed, and
made desperate effort to cut her throat.
sue lay in ted almost at the point OF
death Tor several weeks. On her re-
covery lie promised to treat her right,
and sue conserved to live vii him.
CRUELTY RENEWED.
In the early part OF last year he re-
newed his cruelty toward her in Milton
| county, whipping her almost to death.
| She left him and went to her mother. He
was indicted by the SUPERIOR Court, but
she refused to appear against him. and
the case was not pressed. She did not
return to him. Last April he snot at her
IN this crtY. She got out warrant
against hlm for assault with intent to
murder. 1t was placed in the hands of
| the police. He was captured several
weeks ago, and committed To jail in de.
fault OF bond, where he still remains.
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